Solvent or disinfectant dispenser



Oct. 31, 1950 R. s. TURNER 2,527,975

SOLVENT OR DISINFECTANT DISPENSER I V Filed April 15, 1947 Q xx 35 i HIIVVE'NTOR, J Roscoe 5. Turner @ZZZM M.

AT TORNEY i atenteci Oct. 31

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

25,27,975 SOLVENT on DISINFECTANT DISP NSER;

Roscoe Si Turner, New York, N. Y.

Application Apr-H115, 1941, Serial: No. 741,445 4 Claims (01. age- Thisinvention relates to a dispenser for disinfectants, solvents and thelike. An object of the invention is the provision of a container Whichis, adapted to dispense a predetermined quantity of solvent ordisinfectant into a pocket.

container so that a map may be inserted into said pocket for saturationwith the disinfectant and applied to various equipments employed inhomes and hotels for the sterilization of such equipment.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a containerforsupplying a pocket incorporated in said container with apredetermined quantity of solvent or disinfectant for cleansing andsterilization of various equipment in homes and hotels, said pockethaving an open end for the reception of an applicator for the solvent ordisinfectant, the container being; so constructed that the liquid insaid container will flow into the pocket when the said con-1 tainer isin a vertical position, but said disinfectant will return to thecontainer when placed in a horizontal position.

A further object of the invention is: the pro-. vision of a solvent ordisinfectant dispenser in which a container forming a storagetank forthe disinfectant has passages adjacent the bottom for supplying anattached pocket withthe disinfectant when the container is disposedvertically, one face of the container being. relatively flat andprovided with the restricted passages where the pocket. is attached;said face having a closed opening above the pocket for filling saidcontainer with disinfectant when the container is disposed horizontally,the upper end of the pocket being open for the reception of a mop whichis employed for applying the disinfectant to various equipments in homesor in hotels.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andcombination of parts hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed.

'In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. view in elevation. of a disinfectant dispenser showingone form ready for use.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal view of a modified form of the dispenser,showing the same in a horizontal position, and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the dispenser shown inFigure 2.

Referring more particularly to Figure 1 of the drawings, l0 designatesgenerally a container which has a relatively flat face II and a semi- 2cylindrical portion [2 closed by the fiat face". The upper end of thecontainer has a semicircular closure I3. The lower portion of thecontainer has fixed thereto, a circular bottom l4.

The flat face H extends from the straight side I5 of the closure [3. tothe bottom [4 where it is sealed to said bottom along a diameter thereofin any approved manner as shown at I6. formed in the bottom of the faceH for av pur-. pose which will be explained presently. A removablefiller cap 20 is employed for closing an inlet passage 2| (Figure 3).This passage is embraced by a threaded collar 22 upon which the cap isscrewed.

The lower portion of the container is cylin-I drical as. shown at 25.and includes a pocket 2% for the reception of a mopv since the plate orface H divides .the' cylindrical portion is two half-sections. Thepocket 26 is open at its upper endthrough whichthe mop is inserted.

The bottom [4 is. common to the lower end of the container and thepocket.

, A strap 30 forms. a handle for conveying the container. The ends ofthe strap are bent at 3| and again at 3.2 and the free ends 33 ofthestrapuare secured to the close 13.

A foot34 is secured to the curved upperend of the container. The innerface of the foot is cut-away along anarc which conforms to the curvature.of the semi-cylindrical container so.

that said foot. will be received neatly bythe container. 'V I h'ef,outerface of the foot is, :fiat, for retaining the container in apredetermined position when placed in a horizontal positionion a supprt. ,Said f ot is e u ed to t L ainer in any app ed man he rri g' mnarti iilarly to. u e 2 and twi1l' eseen hat. Substantia ly h sameonstru ion 'isemp oved exc p f r the me i fied orm o th platen w ich i uved transv rs yo. pro d u s antial utter fordraifiil cess liquid.tqthepocket. The threaded collar r r h ll -bos 2 lo ated t e lqwerievelof said plate.

Since all of the remaining elements of the dispenser shown in Figures 2and 3 are identical with the similarly positioned elements of Figure 1,the same reference numerals will be employed for the like elements. Itwill be noted, however, that the curved plate 49 will cut the bottom I4along an are which represents the bottom edge lBa of said plate.

a In use, the dispenser is placed in a horizon A .pluralit'yof feederpassages l! are tal position as shown in Figures 2 and 3 for the purposeof filling the container 25 with a liquid solvent or disinfectant. Thecap is removed and the container is then supplied with the liquid afterwhich the cap is replaced.

The handle is grasped and the dispenser is elevated to the verticalposition shown in Figure 1 whence the liquid in the container will befed to the pocket 26 by the perforations I! until the liquid in saidcontainerand pocket stands at the same level. A mop is inserted into thepocket 26 and saturated with the solvent or disinfectant. As the liquidis removed by the mop from the pocket, the perforations ll will supplyadditional liquid to said pocket until a uniform level of the liquid insaid pocket and container is had.

When the dispenser is placed in a horizontal position (Fig. 2) anyliquid that spills over the collar during the filling will flow bygravity into the ocket 26 because the foot raises the upper end of thecontainer above the level of the lower end thereof. The curved plate 40'(Figs. 2 and 3) tends to prevent spilling of the liquid over the sideedges of the plate and acts as a gutter for directing the liquid intothe pocket.

After the sterilizing operation has been completed with the mop, thedispenser is tilted at the proper angle to the vertical to permit theliquid in the pocket to drain back to the container 25 through theperforations H. The dispenser is then retained in a horizontal position.

If it is desired to empty the container 25, the cap 29 is loosened, andthe dispenser is tilted sufficiently to the right in Figure 1, so thatthe liquid may be poured from the open end of the pocket with the liquidin the container draining through the perforations IT.

The semi-cylindrical wall of the pocket 26 may be made separately fromthe semi-cylindrical wall of the container 25. On the other hand, thedevice may be formed by cutting away a semi-cylindrical vertical sectionat the upper portion of a cylindrical shell, thereby leaving a'semi-cylindrical upper section having free side edges and a lowercylindrical section having a circular base. The plate H or All has theupper portion of its side edges sealed to the free side edges of thesemi-cylindrical section, the remaining portions of the side edges ofplate being sealed to the inner wall of the cylindrical section atdiametrically opposite points. The bottom [4 and the top [3 are sealedat their peripheries to the respective adjacent ends of the cylindricalsection and the semi-cylindrical section of the. shell.

I claim: 7

1. A dispenser comprising a container having a transversely curved face,a pocket projecting from said face at the lower end of theface'separating the pocket from the container and provided withperforations at the lower end thereof 2. A dispenser comprising avertical container having a semi-cylindrical wall, and a curved platesealed to the side edges of the wall;, a closure for the top of thecontainer, a circular bottom sealed to the lower edge of the wall withthe lower edge of the plate sealed to the circular bottom substantiallyalong a diameter of said bottom, and a pocket having a wall ofcylindrical shape sealed at its side edges to the lower portions of theside edges of the semi-cylindrical wall of the container, the lower edgeof the pocket being sealed to the remaining peripheral edge of saidcircular bottom, said curved plate being provided with perforations forfeeding liquid from the bottom of the container to the bottom of thepocket, the plate above the pocket having a filler opening and a footprojecting from the semicylindrical wall at the end opposite said pocketfor raising said end above the level of the lower end of the pocket whenthe container is disposed in a horizontal position.

3. A dispenser comprising a vertical container having a semi-cylindricalwall, and a transversely curved plate sealed to the side edges of thewall, a closure for the top of the container, a circular bottom sealedto the lower edge of the wall with the lower edge of the plate sealed tothe circular bottom, substantially along a diameter of said bottom, anda pocket having a wall of cylindrical shape sealed at its side edges tothe lower portions of the side edges of the semi-cylindrical wall of thecontainer, the lower edge of the pocket being sealed to the remainingperipheral edge of said circular bottom, said plate being provided withperforations for feeding liquid from the bottom of the container to thebottom of the pocket, the curved plate above the pocket having a filleropening.

4. A dispenser comprising a container having a substantially flat face,a pocket projecting from said face at the lower end of the container,the

lower end of the face separating the pocket from posite from saidpocket, whereby the upper end of the container will be raised to a levelabove the lower end of the pocket when the container is disposed in ahorizontal position.

ROSCOE S. TURNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references'are of record in'the file ofthis patent;

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 198,744 Johnson Jan. 1, 1878501,371 Sheldon July 11, 1893 593,480

Lewis Nov.'9, 1897

